//------------------------------// // Internal Battle // Story: Elements of Blood // by TwinkleSparkle //------------------------------// Twilight was in a state of panic, she didn't know where Fluttershy fled to and is afraid of going out as she didn't know what might happen if she encountered any pony outside. She tried to call Fluttershy more than once but her cell wouldn't connect. She looked at her phone screen and it was past midnight, so she thought no one will be out there at this time and it might be safe to go out. Twilight made her decision and went out searching for the lost vampony, praying that neither she nor Fluttershy would encounter any astray pony. Little did she know, alicorns develop vampony hunter instincts and blood thirst faster than other races. So when she was wondering around the streets she started to hear strange noises. "What the hay is that I'm hearing?" Twilight said to herself. She started to hear the voices louder and clearer but couldn’t actually pinpoint its location. "It sounds like heartbeats. But that won't be possible, right??" But that was not all. After a little while she started smelling a certain scent that she has never smelled. However, this smell filled her with a strange feeling of thirst and killing anypony she might see in sight. But the feeling didn't last long and faded, leaving a strange sensation of thirst in her throat. But she dismissed this feeling and regained her concentration on her mission. After a while she reached Fluttershy's cottage. She knocked on the door more than once but she didn't respond. She tried to look from the windows but all the shades were drawn and she couldn't see anything. After trying the door again she found that there would be no other option but breaking in. She felt guilty but she casted a spell on the lock and stepped in slowly. The room was pitch black. She tried the lights but it didn't work. She then illuminated the room with her magic to see Fluttershy tied in a corner, sobbing quietly. Twilight tried to approach her slowly but was held back with Fluttershy's voice saying "Please, don't come near me." "Why did you run away? And who tied you like this?" "I did this to myself. I'm a monster Twilight. I hurt you and I might hurt any other pony. So I'll just stay here till I starve to death." "Stop this nonsense, will you? There is a way out of this and we will find it together." "But I hurt you Twilight." "You just drew some blood out of me, big deal. Come on, snap out of this and come with me to the library and we will fix this. I promise." "O-okay." Fluttershy said in a hesitating manner. But she finally gave in and let Twilight untie her. "Alright, let's get back to the-" Twilight stopped in the middle of the sentence and started sniffing the air. "What is it Twilight?" "There's a pony close ahead. I could smell his scent." "Wait I could smell it now. It's his blood scent." "How did you know?" "It's the scent I smell from ponies when I'm thirsty. Oh! No. Now I'm starting to think about feeding on him." "Restrain yourself Fluttershy. You can't let this feeling take over you." "But it's taking over you too, Twilight." "What do you mean?" "I see your fangs coming out, that's a sign of thirst." "F-fangs?" Twilight said, touching her canines with the tip of her fingers to see that it was strangely bigger in size. Then she started to feel that again. This sensation of blood thirst washing over her once more, but it was much more intense this time. She could hear his heartbeats clearly. She started to lick her fangs, a devious smile forming on her lips. "Are okay Twilight?" Twilight looked at Fluttershy. The worried look on Fluttershy's face made her snap out of the state she was in. "What am I doing?" Twilight said to herself. "I'm supposed to keep her away from this and now I'm the one who's thinking about it." "But he smells delicious, right? And you are thirsty." An inner voice in Twilight's mind started to emerge. It was Twilight's own voice, but it was bitter, dark and evil. "What the fuck am I thinking? I can't do this." "And why can't I?" The voice said again, with a darker tone. "He's a free and available meal. And I need to feed so I can survive. It's just natural." "No, no no no no. Fuck no. He's an innocent pony." "But I'm so thirsty. Some blood won't hurt him that much, right?" "SHUT UP!" Twilight shouted to the space, making Fluttershy flinch in fear. "T-twilight?" Fluttershy said with a tone of fear that is mixed with worry. "Sorry, Fluttershy." Twilight said in a soft tone. "Let's just get out of here. I don't smell that pony's scent anymore." "Okay." The two ponies flew in full speed, trying their best stay away of any main road so they won't meet any ponies. They flew in silence, both worried about the wellbeing of both themselves and each other. However, the thoughts in Twilight's head were racing again. This hideous voice that resembled hers tried once more to surface. "What the fuck is wrong with me?" The hideous Twilight voice said. "I've wasted a good meal for nothing." Twilight tried to dismiss these thoughts. But every time she tried to they would surface again, blaming her for letting herself stay thirsty where there was an available meal like that. And the harder she tried to ignore them, the more intense they become. …………………………....................................……E.O.B…………………………………………..............….... After the pair reached the library safe and sound, Twilight thought about calling Luna again to find more information about her new condition. She still didn't want to tell Luna about it till she has heard it all. After all, she might be able to figure out a solution herself. Twilight picked up her cell; she was dialing the number when that sound in her mind spoke again saying. "Don’t you think she will suspect something from all these frequent calls?" "Just shut up!" Twilight shouted in her head. "What are you anyway?" "What? Didn’t you recognize me? I'm you of course." "How is that? I don't recall hearing voices in my head or the likes of it." "Oh! But I'm not a voice. I'm fully you. You are the voice now Twilight." "Don't be ridiculous. You can't take over. I won't let you anyway." "Still don't believed then? Why don't we take a look at the mirror and see for ourselves?" "I don't really know that this voice is talking about." Twilight said as she looked in the mirror. That's when she realized what the voice was meaning by that. Her image in the mirror was that of a monster. Her eyes were red with cat pupils. Her nails were long and shard. She had pointy ears and even pointier fangs sticking out of her mouth. Above all of that she had fully fledged bat wings. "How- how did this happen?" Twilight said, feeling her fangs. "This is the new me." The voice said again. "And I should really embrace it." "This is not even possible. I'll call Luna now and tell her everything." "No I won't. Think about it. I'll have the powers of an alicorn plus the abilities of the vampony. With this I'll be indestructible." "No, this is wrong. I need to regain control." "This is the new me. I won't give it up, never." "I can't let this happen." "Oh! I know what will make me fully embrace this, a nice sip of blood. And I smell a fresh meal coming near us now." "No, no, no. I need to stop this." "Oops! Too late." With this Twilight's body moved with a tremendous speed towards the source of the smell. There was no control, no holding back, just the pure instincts of a natural hunter that lives to kill. And within a flash, there was a taste of pure bliss in Twilight's mouth. At last, her thirst was anguished. After she took a good sip she looked at the face of her victim. Rarity had some dark secrets, one of them that she was an alcoholic. Every night she would go to a small bar when no pony knew her, drink herself till the point that she can't even stand, have some fun with a stallion and go back in the dark. This time she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Twilight looked at Rarity, who was drunk and moaning in her arms, with a very devious smile. She didn't feel the slightest feelings of pain, guilt or regret. She was completely engulfed by the dark soul of the vampony queen. Her only thought was this. "Welcome to the herd my friend. Let the clan return and rule over Equestria."